Cisco 350 Series Administration Guide

Administration: Stack Management
Unit Failure in Stack
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The following shows what happens when a user-assigned, master-enabled unit with Unit ID 1
joins a stack that already has a master unit with user-assigned unit ID 1. The newer Unit 1 does
not join the stack and is shutdown.
User-assigned Master-enabled Unit
Unit Failure in Stack
This section includes the following topics:
• Failure of Master Unit
• Master/Backup Switchover
• Slave Unit Handling
• Reconnecting the Original Master Unit After Failover
Failure of Master Unit
If the Master fails, the backup unit takes over the master role and continues to operate the stack
normally.
For the backup to be able to take the place of the master, both units maintain a warm standby at
all times. In warm standby, the master and its backup units are synchronized with the static
configuration (contained in both the Startup and Running configuration files). Backup
configuration files are not synchronized. The backup configuration file remains on the
previous master.
Dynamic process-state information, such as the STP state table, dynamically-learned MAC
addresses, dynamically-learned Smartport types, MAC Multicast tables, LACP, and GVRP are
not synchronized.

Cisco 350 Series Specifications

General

Model	Cisco 350 Series
Category	Switch
Ports	8, 24, 48
PoE	Available on some models
Layer	Layer 2
Switching Capacity	Up to 104 Gbps
VLAN Support	Yes (up to 256 VLANs)
QoS	Yes
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Security Features	ACLs, 802.1X, Port Security
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Storage Temperature	-20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F)
Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing
Port Type	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet (depending on model)